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President keen to bolster ties with Europe 25 Jan 2013 - 11:49 pm

MANILA: President Aquino arrived in Davos, Switzerland yesterday for the World Economic Forum (WEF). He will speak on the Philippines’ anti-corruption efforts and...

Commission releases Fair Elections Act guidelines 25 Jan 2013 - 11:49 pm

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) came out with a resolution setting the implementing rules and regulations of the Fair Elections Act. Comelec...

Filipino death toll from Algeria siege rises to eight 25 Jan 2013 - 11:48 pm

MANILA: An eighth person from the Philippines has been confirmed killed in last week’s siege by Islamic militants of a remote natural gas...

Goodyear to announce French site closure 25 Jan 2013 - 06:55 pm

PARIS: Goodyear is to announce that it will close a factory in Amiens, northern France that employs 1,250 people by the end of...

17 dead in Mozambique floods 25 Jan 2013 - 06:48 pm

MAPUTO: Flooding in Mozambique has killed at least 17 people and displaced tens of thousands more, according to United Nations figures, with a...

India issues veiled warning to Pakistan 25 Jan 2013 - 06:44 pm

NEW DELHI: India's president told Pakistan on Friday that its hand of friendship should "not be taken for granted" following a string of...

Sectarian clashes kill at least 9 in central Nigeria 25 Jan 2013 - 02:08 pm

JOS, Nigeria: At least nine people have been killed in sectarian clashes in central Nigeria, the military said on Friday, a region straddling...

Japan PM's letter appeal to China leader 25 Jan 2013 - 01:58 pm

BEIJING: Japanese premier Shinzo Abe made a direct appeal to Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping for the two countries to improve relations...

Oil holds above $113 on promising global data 25 Jan 2013 - 01:19 pm

LONDON: Oil held above $113 a barrel on Friday as robust economic data from the United States, China and Germany lifted the outlook...

Two Cambodians die from bird flu 25 Jan 2013 - 01:18 pm

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodians have died from bird flu contracted while preparing infected chicken, the World Health Organization said Friday. Tests on the...

Tina Turner to become Swiss, give up US passport 25 Jan 2013 - 01:10 pm

ZURICH: US pop legend Tina Turner, who has been living in Switzerland since 1995, will soon receive Swiss citizenship and will give up...

Somalia militants' Twitter account down after hostage threat 25 Jan 2013 - 12:59 pm

NAIROBI: A Twitter account run by Somali militant group al Shabaab was unavailable on Friday, days after the al Qaeda-aligned rebels used the...

China's Li Ning to raise $241 million in share sale 25 Jan 2013 - 12:58 pm

HONG KONG: Leading Chinese sportswear firm Li Ning Company said Friday it plans to raise up to HK$1.87 billion ($241 million) through a...

Nine wounded after Iraq troops clash with Sunni protesters 25 Jan 2013 - 12:50 pm

FALLUJA, Iraq: At least nine people were wounded on Friday when Iraqi troops opened fire in the air during clashes with Sunni protesters...

Singapore man held for politician threats 25 Jan 2013 - 12:36 pm

SINGAPORE: A former Singaporean newspaper worker has been arrested for threatening an opposition leader and his family ahead of a by-election, his employer...

Arms from Turkey found in Yemen 25 Jan 2013 - 11:50 am

SANAA: The authorities in Yemen have seized a shipment of assault rifles at the southern port of Aden that originated from Turkey, the...

Six killed as fire ravages Mumbai slum 25 Jan 2013 - 11:16 am

MUMBAI: A fire killed six people when it ripped through a slum in the heart of Mumbai on Friday and left hundreds more...

Vietnam marks 40 years since Paris Peace Accords 25 Jan 2013 - 11:15 am

HANOI: Communist party leaders gathered in Hanoi Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, the culmination of painstaking talks...